strong-willed; volitional
Kubota Toshinobu (1962.7-)
Olympian; Olympic athlete
(the art of) storytelling
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
rice field in a low place
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
number of digits or characters
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
growing child's hearty appetite
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
mountain hamlet; mountain village